House Fire Displaces Plainfield Twp. Family Police

December 09, 1985|The Morning Call

A Plainfield Township family had to be relocated Saturday after a fire broke out in the basement of their home causing severe damage to the electrical work.

The fire at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rauf of Kromer Road, Wind Gap R.1, was started when the paper backing on some fiberglass insulation ignited from a nearby wood-burning stove, according to Plainfield Township Fire Chief Glen Davis.

Although the fire was contained to the basement area, Davis said it destroyed much of the electrical wiring and required power to be shut off to the home. The fire chief estimated damage at $4,000 to $5,000.

Davis said the Raufs and their two sons and daughter were relocated with relatives.

Twenty members of the township's volunteer fire company responded to the 4:15 p.m. alarm. The fire was brought under control within 10 minutes.